Newark Memorial is 2-8 against Mission San Jose since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cougars will host the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Newark Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Mission San Jose will be coming in after a defeat.
While Newark Memorial's victory against Irvington wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars skirted past the Vikings 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their four-match losing streak.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (114-113) Newark Memorial actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-22, 28-26, 23-25, 18-16.
Camille Walker
| 10/16/25 vs Irvington | 19 |
| 09/18/25 vs Moreau Catholic | 17 |
| 10/09/25 @ Washington | 14 |
| 10/07/25 vs James Logan | 8 |
| 09/11/25 @ James Logan | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newark Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Camille Walker, who had 19 digs. Those 19 digs gave Walker a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose didn't have quite enough to beat Washington on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Mission San Jose took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 19-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Newark Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 11-15. As for Mission San Jose, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Newark Memorial suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mission San Jose when the teams last played back in September. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
